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<blockquote data-quote="5ekyu" data-source="post: 7467286" data-attributes="member: 6919838">The theory seems to run on a very isolationist notion.Consider the idea that five families go in together to buy continual lights. They agree to combine their 10gp and pass around the light. With the savings, they buy a second... now savings double then triple etc until everyone has a flame of free light and everybody saves.As for the wizard, yes, he can gouge the locals in small village USA, but unless he grinds his own meal, bakes his own bread and sees his own clothes... that might not be smart community theory. In fact, in small town USA there is likely not enough gold between them to make it worth gouging them and the ill will. His smartest move would likely be to do it &quot;at cost&quot; plus discounted goods in future dealings - say 10% off or even just &quot;prioritize my orders&quot; or &quot;save me the juiciest melons&quot; etc etc etc.It's not like Continual Flame &quot;labor&quot; is this onerous thing. If circumstantially it is bad &quot;right now&quot; telling them to come back next week seems like a good idea.So, unless you see all wizards as onerous capitalists trying to squeeze blood from turnip farmers, the notion of exorbitant mark-ups seems a bit much as z common thing.Consider, small villages might have one of each craftsman, likely not several, but that does not equate to everyone trying to bankrupt everyone rlse...&nbsp; the reverse in fact as fair prices and rade for services generosity helped the entire system work.&quot;If I make you this light, you can work three more hours a day. So I will use your fist and make the light and one hour a day of your work will be making stuff for me at cost from now on,&quot; Besides, maybe there are clerics of gods of light who might see it as a holy thing to provide these services when time permits.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="5ekyu, post: 7467286, member: 6919838"] The theory seems to run on a very isolationist notion. Consider the idea that five families go in together to buy continual lights. They agree to combine their 10gp and pass around the light. With the savings, they buy a second... now savings double then triple etc until everyone has a flame of free light and everybody saves. As for the wizard, yes, he can gouge the locals in small village USA, but unless he grinds his own meal, bakes his own bread and sees his own clothes... that might not be smart community theory. In fact, in small town USA there is likely not enough gold between them to make it worth gouging them and the ill will. His smartest move would likely be to do it "at cost" plus discounted goods in future dealings - say 10% off or even just "prioritize my orders" or "save me the juiciest melons" etc etc etc. It's not like Continual Flame "labor" is this onerous thing. If circumstantially it is bad "right now" telling them to come back next week seems like a good idea. So, unless you see all wizards as onerous capitalists trying to squeeze blood from turnip farmers, the notion of exorbitant mark-ups seems a bit much as z common thing. Consider, small villages might have one of each craftsman, likely not several, but that does not equate to everyone trying to bankrupt everyone rlse... the reverse in fact as fair prices and rade for services generosity helped the entire system work. "If I make you this light, you can work three more hours a day. So I will use your fist and make the light and one hour a day of your work will be making stuff for me at cost from now on," Besides, maybe there are clerics of gods of light who might see it as a holy thing to provide these services when time permits. [/QUOTE]

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